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Brett W. Wendling

Economist

Bureau, Office or Division

Antitrust

Phone

Email Address

bwendling@ftc.gov

Selected Publications

"The effects of physician and hospital integration on Medicare beneficiaries’ health outcomes," with Nathan Wilson and Tom Koch, Review of Economics and Statistics (Revise and Resubmit), 2019.
"Estimating the Causal Effect of Entry on Generic Drug Prices using Hatch-Waxman Exclusivity," with Luke Olson, Review of Industrial Organization, 2018.
"Physician market structure, patient outcomes, and spending: an examination of Medicare beneficiaries," with Nathan Wilson and Tom Koch, Health Services Research, 2018.
"How Vertical Integration Affects the Quantity and Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries," with Nathan Wilson and Tom Koch, Journal of Health Economics, 2017.
"Entry Threats and Pricing in the Generic Drug Industry," with Steven Tenn, Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014.
"Informing the uninformed: How drug advertising affects check-up visits," with Daniel Hosken, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2013.
"Economics at the FTC: Hospital Mergers, Authorized Generic Drugs, and Consumer Credit Markets," with Joseph Farrell, Keith Brand, and David Balan, Review of Industrial Organization, 2011.
"The role of education in the production of health: an empirical analysis of smoking behavior," with Steven Tenn and Doug Herman Journal of Health Economics, 2008.

Selected Presentations

"The Effect of Physician Group Mergers on the Health Outcomes of Medicare Beneficiaries," APPAM. Denver, CO (2019)
"Competition Issues in Retail Grocery," OECD Latin American Conference. Montego Bay, Jamaica (2015)
"Estimating the effect of entry on generic drug prices using Hatch-Waxman exclusivity," IIOC. Boston, MA (2011)
"Entry Threats and Pricing in the Generic Drug Industry," IIOC. Boston, MA (2009)

Selected Reports

Authorized Generic Drugs: Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Impact: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission

Authorized Generics: An Interim Report of the Federal Trade Commission

Education

University of Texas - Austin

PhD Economics

2006

University of Texas - Austin

MA Economics

2003

Wake Forest University

BS Mathematical Economics

1997

Fields of Interest

Industrial Organization
Antitrust
Health Economics
Public Finance

Professional Experience

Economist
Federal Trade Commission
2006-present

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